Spicy Toasted Sandwiches for Lunch!

Mexican Cheese, Chorizo and Avocado Toastie Recipe

Today’s recipe is just perfect for a light lunch, a quick snack or a simple supper, and it’s one of my favourite ways to eat a sandwich, a TOASTED sandwich, or a toastie as they are called. I have simple tastes when it comes to toasties, my favourite is just cheese and onion, NO ham, tomatoes or pickle, JUST plain old cheese and onion – it’s my favourite toastie and I often have one with a bowl of soup for a comforting lunch. I am also a bit is a cheese snob, I usually only use a VERY mature Farmhouse Cheddar for my grilled cheese treat – however, when Leerdammercontacted me just before Christmas and asked if I would like to take part in their Toastie Challenge, I said yes, as I LOVE sliced Leerdammer cheese and often have it with a boiled egg for breakfast or as part of my calorie controlled 5:2 diet. ( I use Leerdammer light then)

I was sent a lovely hamper of ingredients, including some packs of Leerdammer cheese, as well as a Breville Toastie/Sandwich Maker, which was very handy; the brief was to create a NEW toastie recipe, and based on my beloved cheese and onion toastie, I came up with a spicy Mexican inspired recipe……a tasty, spicy creation with cheese, chorizo, red onion and lemon spiked avocado……and I can report that it was delectable, especially when served with a cheeky little salsa and salad on the side.

I hope you will enjoy my creation for a spicy cheesy toasted sandwich, and if you are a vegetarian, just omit the chorizo sausage and add some bottled, charred peppers, drained of course, it’s just as delicious served that way too. I used thickly sliced wholemeal bread when I photographed the toastie, but next time I make this, I am going to use some sliced sourdough bread for a more robust and chunky grilled sandwich. That’s it for today, have a great day and I’ll be back soon with more new recipes, a new giveaway and some special New Year product and ingredient reviews. See you soon, Karen

Leerdammer Toastie Cheese Slices

Disclaimer:I received a hamper of ingredients, a Breville toastie machine and some supermarket vouchers in return for creating this Leerdammer Toastie recipe.

Delectable toasted sandwiches with more than a hint of Mexico......these toasties are made with Leerdammer toastie cheese, avocado, chorizo and red onion and are perfect as a supper or lunch dish when served with a fresh tomato salsa and salad.

Ingredients

4 slices thick bread (home-made is best but toast bread is also good)

4 slices Leerdammer toastie cheese

12 thin slices of chorizo sausage (skin removed)

1/2 red onion, peeled and thinly sliced

1/2 ripe avocado, mashed with a little lemon juice or sliced

smoked paprika

salt and pepper

salad and baby tomatoes to serve

Note

Delectable toasted sandwiches with more than a hint of Mexico......these toasties are made with Leerdammer toastie cheese, avocado, chorizo and red onion and are perfect as a supper or lunch dish when served with a fresh tomato salsa and salad.

Directions

Step 1

Turn on your toastie/sandwich making machine and set to 5 minutes if you have a timer.

Step 2

Lay two slices of bread on a bread board and layer the filling as posted in the ingredients list, giving the filling a good sprinkling of smoked paprika, salt and pepper.

Step 3

Place the remaining slices of bread on top of the filling and press down.

Step 4

Carefully lift the sandwiches and place them onto the hot plates in the sandwich machine, close the lid and cook for 5 minutes.

Step 5

Open the lid and using oven gloves as the sandwiches will be hot, take them out and place them on a plate.

Step 6

Allow to cool for a minute before cutting them into 4 pieces and serve them with a tomato and avocado salsa and salad.

Karen, love the look of that toastie! Wish I had one this very minute! I might have called it Spanish, rather than Mexican, though. The chorizo used in Mexico and by Mexicans in the US is a loose product rather than a sausage like you get in Spain. But, minor detail! I’m sure the flavors are very similar, and it’s the thought of all the flavors in your toastie that has my mouth watering!

Thanks Jean! Funnily enough I did originally call it a Spanish Toastie! But, it was the addition of the avocado and lemon (sort of guacamole style) that made me change my mind! I have had the loose crumbly chorizo that you mention when I lived and worked in the States, and it is rather nice! Karen

I read the reviews, people love it! I cannot justify getting one, though – we have one of those panini grills, so it would be too much (although, it IS tempting)…. the only negative remark I read about it is that the plates cannot be removed to clean. My panini makes is the same way, I wish I could give it a nice rinse under the sink…

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